Conus maioensis
Conus maioensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus maioensis" Trovão, H., E.M.Rolán & Feliz-Alves, 1990 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. maioensis |
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| Conus maioensis Tenorio, Afonso, & Rolán, 2008 | |
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, along the northern coast of the island of Maio, Cape Verde. Its conservation status is least concern.[1]
References
- Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus maioensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192702A2145041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192702A2145041.en.
- Conus maioensis Trovão, Rolán & Félix-Alves, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
- Trovão, H., Rolán, E. and Félix-Alves, I. A. V. 1990. A new species of Conus from the Cabo Verde Archipelago, West Africa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conidae). Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 15: 69–78, 11 figs.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Africonus maioensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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